Ukraine’s persistent ambition to join the NATO military alliance presents a threat to Russia’s security, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.

The Russian gas giant Gazprom has indefinitely suspended natural gas flows to Europe via Nord Stream 1 pipeline amid a worsening energy crisis in the continent.

A team of inspectors led by the IAEA’s chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday visited Zaporizhzhia.

The Kremlin says the new decision would “make the situation more difficult for Europeans as well.”

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping are planning to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Bali in November this year, according to Indonesian President Joko Widodo.

"The Ukrainian delegation has gone off the radar, there is no negotiation process now."

Russia's justice ministry has called for the “dissolution” of the Moscow branch of the Jewish Agency, a non-profit organization tied to the Israeli regime, as a delegation from Tel Aviv is expected in Moscow next week to discuss the matter with Russian authorities.